cuz it has "PRO" in it the rs is the exact same thing pretty much...nobody runs below a 5.5 anyways especially with boost nowadays

So I decided to spend some time on my shocks tonight. The shafts on my B4.1 have the gold colored coating on them but I thought it seemed a bit "grabby" to the touch. When my car would sit for a while the shocks would kind of stick just a little and then free up once you moved the suspension a bit. I thought it would wear in but it hasnt....

So I took them apart and decided to use some mild rubbing compound and my drill and polish the shafts. Turned out very smooth and the coating was just fine...not worn through. I also took a small amount of the black lower internal spacer off (sanded on 600 grit) this made the o ring not compress quite as much. End result is the shocks are butter smooth now....Im stoked to see if I can feel it at the track.....car settles on the bench nice with no more "sticking"

Just thought Id share in case anyone else has noticed this with their assoc shocks! good luck guys...

You're using the stock AE o-rings, right? Are you "assembly lubing" them with green slime? When you are talking about rubbing compound are you talking like for automotive body work?

Yea did the green slime...the problem for mine is the shafts were not shiney smooth they had a dull look and never shined up and smoothed out.

Yep auto rubbing compound...something with some small grit to it.

t0p How are you securing these weights to the buggy? I used good servo tape and they still fell out. Thinking of using shoe goo but I'm not sure how easy it will be to get out or clean up for that matter.

Jake

Just wondering if anyone knows where or if there is a caged thrust bearing to fit the b4.1??

On the weights most just use servo tape...but shoe goo cleans up just fine and would hold the weight great I think.

I have looked, but it does not exist. There is not enough room in there to have a caged assembly, the diff balls would be really.. really small!

The caged thrust bearings go bad much much quicker.... Just drive a losi for a while.

Why do some guys run b44 rear arms on the b4.1?

They are softer and can provide a little more grip when needed. the order from softest to firmest for rear A-arms is:

B44.1
B4.1
B4.1 carbon (this can be used in high heat or when you have too much rear traction and need to take away some.)

I would use this as fine tuning method and not the main way to resolve any major traction issues.

Swap B44.1/B4.1 plastic arms, and the list is correct.

I use the sticky wheel weights. That said, Shoe-goo will do the trick and cleans up easily.

Chris,

There was back and forth a while back with you and Wild Cherry about this issue. I took a B4.1 arm with one swaybar ballstud and flexed it, stiff. i took the B44.1 arm with two ballstuds and did the same, softer and a little more flexy. What gives?

The arm that has one swaybar ballstud is the old B4 material, not the new B4.1 material.